We're all going on our summer holidays . . .

EastEnders star Wendy Richard, who plays
Pauline Fowler, isn't likely to forget her best holiday -- it was her
three-week honeymoon!

She married husband Paul three years ago. "It was fabulous.
We went to Singapore, Hawaii and Sydney -- and Peter Dean, who plays my
brother Pete in EastEnders, and his wife Jean came too," she
says.

Their holiday also took in Australia's Barrier Reef.
"Everyone
was going snorkelling except me -- I can't stand cold water," explains
Wendy. "But then I thought: 'I can't come all this way
without having a go!' So I took the plunge. I didn't notice the cold in the end. The world below was
wonderful. There were thousands of little fish, all brilliantly coloured. I'll never forget it as long as I live."

Wendy has happy memories of Singapore too, but for a different
reason -- she spent 10½ hours
shopping there in one day! "I turn into a shopaholic when I'm on holiday," she says laughing.

Wendy, 47, prefers sightseeing to sunbathing these days.
"I realise now how ageing sunbathing is. Paul and I visit
places instead and we love wandering around old churchyards."

Being a celeb can be a bit of a drawback when it comes to holidays,
though. "I put on my tinted glasses but as soon as I open my mouth people recognise me!" she says.

Last year Wendy went to a health farm in Suffolk.
"I spent three days asleep and then did my tapestry while I watched
a season of Joan Crawford movies. Bliss!

"This year we'll just take a couple of short breaks, maybe to Dorset
or Brighton.

"Brighton has some wonderful restaurants -- good food and wine is
important to me on holiday. Oh, and shops!"